[HQ Ignorance] Re : Re : Scene 41: Arrival at Seguarane Forest
Loran
aillet_l at yahoo.fr
Fri Nov 30 06:04:35 UTC 2007
[OOC]
I love this Banner... :-)
One moment I was afraid to add idole misapplied worshipping to the sin of Azhur's agnosticism, but I see that the Great Creator's rules have overcomen ;-)
Well let's find some fuel now, I mean HP... :-D
Loran
----- Message d'origine ----
De : Lev Lafayette <lev_lafayette at yahoo.com.au>
À : HeroQuest Glorantha <ignorance at mimesisrpg.com>
Envoyé le : Jeudi, 29 Novembre 2007, 22h07mn 25s
Objet : Re: [HQ Ignorance] Re : Scene 41: Arrival at Seguarane Forest
Ah, let me reprhase that - looking at *entirely* the
wrong chapter.
The three spells appeared as scripture upon the red
banner. If you like, you study them more thoroughly
and perhaps consider becoming a Orderly to St. Talor.
(p162 HQ)
--- Lev Lafayette <lev_lafayette at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
> Hi Loran,
>
> [OOC stuff]
>
> A lot of the material comes from
>
> http://www.etyries.com/malkioni/index.htm
>
> I believe it was previously published in Tales of
> the
> Reaching Moon, but I'm not sure - don't have a full
> run myself, sadly...
>
> For purposes of this event consider Talor's Blessing
> to be a Affinity for the Talor subcult of Hrestoli
> Malkonism. The feats included are: Joyous Fighting
> (removes fear obviously, possibly disconcerting to
> opponents as well), Endless Warrior (no fatigue or
> incapacitation), Great Warrior (augment to combat,
> can
> be boosted by reducing magical ability for
> subsequent
> 24 hours at the same rate as if casting on multiple
> individuals)
>
> All of these are at 13. If you want them as
> permanent
> magic abilities rather than a one off, you could
> purchase the Affinity (and join the subcult for 3
> HP)
> OR purchase the Feats individuals (1 HP each)
>
> Does this make sense?
>
>
> Yeah, it's very HQ, laughing at Vampires.... Don't
> forget to aim for the head! ;-)
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Lev
>
>
> --- Loran <aillet_l at yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
> > [IC]
> > Even with terrible moments ahead, azhur’s smile
> > was back again.
> > - “Duty, Chivalry and Equality is my credo” he
> > said aloud, feeling more confident with the
> success
> > of the ceremony.
> >
> > With this new but evident mantra, somewhere, the
> > curse of Death on Azhur was a little reduced and
> > Othor, the loyal squire, felt it also. He smiled
> > too:
> > - “ It’s good to have the strength of the
> > Daymare House back on board, my lord!”
> > - “ Sure! Daymare… we will need our famous
> > clarity very soon! – In plain light, In plain
> > sight – That’s the motto of our House and in
> > this troubled times, against the evil forces of
> sin,
> > we should rely on our Honor, Duty and Truth. The
> > Mare of Light on our coat of arms symbolizes this.
> > It guides us and protect us when everything gets
> > dark and confuse… I will keep this in mind
> now.”
> >
> > While Aalmon was playing his strange and lonely
> game
> > of chess, Azhur checked the Banner of Red Valor
> and
> > tried to decipher the new cryptic sentences.
> “Feed
> > the rats”, “Mostali left alone”… What
> were
> > these words ? Azhur, feeling that some details
> could
> > have their own importance, concentrated harder on
> > this difficult task. He wanted to be able to make
> a
> > clear report to the fellowship when Aalmon would
> put
> > aside his game and stand up ready for action.
> >
> > [OOC]
> > [Major victory against default resistance,
> augmented
> > = Talor's Blessing: Invoked just before a battle,
> > this allows those blessed to experience great joy
> > while fighting. For the duration of the battle,
> the
> > devotee is protected from fatigue loss,
> > incapacitation and gains additional skill at
> arms.]
> >
> > Lev, what do you mean by "gains additional skill
> at
> > arms" ? (an augment ?)
> > and for my personnal GM information, where did you
> > get this blessing ?
> >
> > Cutting throught vampires while laughting...
> whaooo
> > that's HeroQuest!
> > With RQ I was more used to flee crying before
> > trollkins :-D
> > Loran
> >
> > ----- Message d'origine ----
> > De : Lev Lafayette <lev_lafayette at yahoo.com.au>
> > À : HeroQuest Glorantha
> <ignorance at mimesisrpg.com>
> > Envoyé le : Mardi, 27 Novembre 2007, 8h16mn 32s
> > Objet : [HQ Ignorance] Scene 41: Arrival at
> > Seguarane Forest
> >
> > In the few days that the journey took along the
> Deu
> > River, Anzhur pondered the doctrine of the New
> > Hrestoli Church whilst reading the good book.
> > Despite
> > - or perhaps even because of - his internal
> > questioning, he found the strength to conduct a
> > ceremony to the Invisible God. Duty, Chivalry and
> > Equality is my credo, Anzhur thought. 'Duty' is to
> > God
> > and on Genertala to our Fellowship; 'Chivalry'
> shall
> > dictate my behaviour to others; and with
> 'Equality',
> > I
> > shall seek to understand the beliefs of others,
> for
> > it
> > can only strengthen my inner faith.
> >
> > "After all", he muttered, "'tis not the fault of
> the
> > barbarians that they have not fully understood the
> > word of the New Hresolti Church... It was only
> > through
> > many years of introspection under the Syndics Ban
> > that
> > we of the faith gained our enlightenment."
> >
> > And, his inner daimon argued, the barbarians had
> the
> > opportunity to discover their own truth.
> >
> > "Leadership by example", Anzhur spoke a little
> more
> > loudly, dismissing his troubling conscience (what
> a
> > strange thing to have a conscience which argued
> > *against* his faith, he wondered) for the time
> being
> > and expressing the mantra of the Idealist State.
> >
> > Bringing all of inner strength together in the
> cold,
> > dark twilight, Anzhur called the rump Fellowship
> > together an offered communual worship of the
> > Creator,
> > or whatever name those present choose to give him.
> > It
> > was from the latter criteria that both the others
> > present and the Fellowship's Guardian brought
> > together
> > a blessing for their encounter with coming foe.
> When
> > Curses are uttered against those who are divorced
> > from
> > either Solace of annhilation, Malkion finds
> another
> > way appropriate to the circumstanes.
> >
> > In the darkness an aura imposed itself on the
> heads
> > of
> > the fellowship, and even to their Mostal bargeman,
> > who
> > had joined in the proceedings, even though
> according
> > to the scripture the time of the non-humans has
> > passed.
> >
> > "Talor's Blessing!", exclaimed Anzhur, allowing a
> > smile to break his normally stern visage. "Truly
> > this
> > is appropriate"
> >
> > [Major victory against default resistance,
> augmented
> > =
> > Talor's Blessing: Invoked just before a battle,
> this
> > allows those blessed to experience great joy while
> > fighting. For the duration of the battle, the
> > devotee
> > is protected from fatigue loss, incapacitation and
> > gains additional skill at arms.]
> >
> > Somewhat less excited by the blessing was Aalmon
> Far
> > Rider. The following morning as the party exited
> > from
> > under the barge's tarp, they found Aalmon moving
> > chess
> > pieces under the dull morning sky. As he named the
> > pieces and directed them they took various moves
> > around the board, and it was clear that he was
> > seeking
> > the path of minimal, if any losses. Once again, it
> > seemed that Aalmon sought not war, but peace in
> even
> > the most improbable of circumstances. The many and
> > various moves took many hours, and tho' they
> > captivated Aalmon's attention, the others present
> > grew
> > bored and wandered off to engage in other
> > activities.
> >
> > Eventually, as the Yelm began to set, the Mostal
> > called for the Fellowship that he would stop
> ahead.
> > The edges of a mighty forest were evident on the
> > north side where there had been none before; it
> grew
> > suddenly, as if it were planted with only the most
> > minimal foliage, and indeed pasture preceding it.
> > Hailing the barge down from the edge of this
> forest
> > was a party of some score Telmori and their canine
> > companions.
> >
> > But despite the excitement, none could shift
> Aalmon,
> > his eyes transf'xed upon the board in front of
> him,
> > despite storm clouds gathering and the heavy drops
> > of
> > rain that fell upon his face. It was a most
> > improbable
> > distribution of pieces to say the least and
> although
> > a
> > number of pieces had been taken, they were few in
> > number - and the 'white' side had been played with
> a
> > significant handicap as well [minor success - can
> > reduce # of pieces 'lost' with a bump].
> >
> > A small number of 'White' pieces had checkmated
> the
> > Black King, by isolating him with a distraction on
> > the
> > other side of the board. Aalmon stared at the
> black
> > king and uttered a single word in incredulity.
> >
> > "Theoblanc"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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